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Individual Live Webinar
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Advance delivers Lean courses based on the international Book of Knowledge of IIBLC®, International Independent Board for Lean Certification (www.iiblc.org), a non-profit association that aims to provide an objective and independent attestation of Lean methodology knowledge and skills to companies and individuals, and to become, thanks to a standardized certification system, a reference point at international level.
The levels of IIBLC® certification are:
– Certified Champion in Lean (CChL)
The Lean certification program is built on a step-by-step approach: this means that in order to obtain the Champion certification, the candidate must first obtain the Green and Black Belt certifications.
The objective of the course is to provide the following tools and techniques specific to certain areas (production, administration, logistics, healthcare) to become a Lean Manager of a company or group:
- Provide updated tools and techniques for planning a medium-long term Lean business strategy
- Transfer solid project management skills to management responsible for coordinating and developing strategy through project networks, focusing on Lean application
- Provide a practical approach to complex and multi-site Lean transformations, based on real business case studies
- Provide tools and skills for change management
- Prepare to pass the Lean Champion (CChL) IIBLC® exam
The path is individual and divided into:
1. Theoretical phase dedicated to preparing the candidate for the theoretical exam: this phase ends with the discussion of a mock exam before the official IIBLC® Champion theoretical exam.
2. Practical phase dedicated to the project to be presented to the IIBLC® committee for certification. This phase includes a project setup session and two project progress check sessions.
Upon request, Advance also offers in-house training programs tailored to organizational needs.
teaching plan
The course includes:
- An individual Live Webinar training phase
- An individual study phase with remote instructor support
- Exam simulation with discussion of results. At the end of the course, the candidate can take the final exam in paper-and-pencil format, held at the Advance premises in Basel The exam consists of a multiple-choice questionnaire
- An individual coaching phase aimed at the presentation of a Lean Champion project to the IIBLC® committee.
Teaching, learning material and final exam are in English. A good knowledge of English is therefore required.
» Upon successful completion of the theoretical examination and project presentation, IIBLC® will award the CChL – Certified Champion in Lean.
DETAILED PROGRAM
Module 1: Strategic Management
Strategic Planning
1. Business Strategy 1.1. Environmental Scanning 1.2. Five Forces (Porter) 1.3. SWOT
2. Operations Strategy
3. Policy deployment (Hoshin Kanri)
4. Globalization
Performance Management
1. Performance measurement challenges
2. Integrated performance management
3. Leading and lagging indicators
4. Balanced Scorecard
5. Performance Review
Basic accounting principles
1. Dilemmas
2. Benefits
3. Pitfalls
4. Lean accounting system
Supply Chain Management
1. Supply Chain Management
2. Order Fulfilment
3. Supplier Relationship Management
4. Supply Chain Collaboration
5. Customer Relationship Management
Module 2: Improvement Management
Processes and Systems
1. ISO 9001:2008
2. Baldrige/EFQM
3. Lean Enterprise Model & Lean Enterprise System Assessment Tool (LAI)
4. ISO 14001
Project management
1. Portfolio & Pipeline Management
2. Program Management
Module 3: Change and sustainability
Individual
1. Know-how and skills to serve as a source of information on Lean
2. Applying proven principles on motivation, frustration and resistance to change
3. Understand and recommend appropriate education programs to stimulate Lean
4. Sound cost-benefit evaluations of Lean programs
5. Required capacities to analyse organisational climate and culture to develop Lean projects and to keep momentum high
Group
1. Team-Building
2. Leading a team
3. Observing the four stages of a group’s development giving proper guidance in each stage
4. Skills to lead a team
5. Encouraging various teams to obtain synergy in organisation-wide team-building and appropriate actions for optimum performance
6. Force-Field analysis
7. Guiding a group in using the principles and techniques of problem solving to develop a solution to a given problem
8. Creativity improvement techniques
9. Brainstorming as a vehicle for releasing creativity
10. Reporting
Organisation
1. Leading an organisation to a sustained change
2. A learning organisation
3. What should be done at the various levels of the organisation to support Lean projects
4. Principles of Organisation Development (O.D.) and proven concepts of organisational change
5. Working on structural and cultural aspects of an organisation
6. Giving useful advice on supporting ideas for a Lean project
7. Establishing and monitoring an organisation-wide motivation to Lean
who the course is for
- Plant Managers
- Representatives and staff in the areas of Production, Supply Chain, Quality, Purchasing and Organisation in the Industrial and Services sectors;
- Future Lean transformation team Leaders with Black Belt competence
- Enterprises wishing to implement Lean, and to train Project Leaders via a structured and up-to-date course
- Operations Consultants
- Production and Process Engineers
To sit for the Champion examination, candidates must hold the IIBLC® Black Belt certification.
exam
In order to obtain the CChL – Certified Champion in Lean certification, candidates are required to pass a theoretical examination in paper-and-pencil format, held at the Advance premises in Basel, and to submit a Lean Champion project presentation.
The examination consists of:
1. Theoretical component:
A written multiple-choice test (paper & pencil format) consisting of 60 questions in English. Candidates are given 3 hours to complete the examination. A minimum score of 70% is required to pass.
2. Practical component:
A written report demonstrating the candidate’s competencies in practical application. The report must be submitted directly to IIBLC® within one year of passing the theoretical examination and must be countersigned by the executive management of the company where the project was implemented. The management’s signature authorizes the IIBLC® committee, should it deem necessary, to conduct a verification.
The report is evaluated by one or more members of the Content Committee. A minimum score of 65% is required to successfully pass this final assessment.
Next exam dates:
- 12/06/2026 (registration deadline 15/05/2026)
- 18/12/2026 (registration deadline 20/11/2026)
pricing and enrolment
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Contact our school for more information at info@advanceschool.ch
